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Original date of this article: September 23, 2002 - Two events this summer have invigorated the war to outlaw smokers— The Surgeon General released a 700 plus page report June 27, 2006 The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke that says the debate is over, second hand smoke (ETS) kills thousands.

What can one say about a judge who decides that her opinion on matters medical and scientific outweighs the facts? Not much. What can one say about a legal system that enshrines the judge's ignorance? It obviously needs an overhaul. Dr. Dunn doesn't waste time in name calling but instead cooly examines a decision that chills scientific inquiry and stifles dissent.

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